Display stand



Feb. 27, 1934. I. H. MARSHALL DISPLAY STAND Filed March 26, 1931 17327 r I72 11. flamskaZZ Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES DISPLAY STAND Irl H. Marshall, Racine, Wis., assignor to Clements Mfg. 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 26, 1931. Serial No. 525,480

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a display and demonstrating device. It has for one object to provide means for readily and positively supporting and displaying a vacuum cleaner in an inverted position. Another object is to provide in connection withsuch a device means for readily and conveniently holding the accessories of the machine and devices and parts used in demonstrating the machine.

Other objects will appear from time to time in the spccificationsand claims.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the top of the device seen from the front;

Figure 2 is a side elevation with parts broken away and parts in section, showing a vacuum cleaner in position;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a portion of the device taken on an enlarged scale, looking in the direction of the arrows at the line 33, on Figure 1.

Like parts are designated by like characters throughout the specification and drawing.

The stand or frame is preferably made of two side members or legs A, A. Adjacent their top a display plate A is positioned. This plate may be of any suitable design or dimensions. It may have in its rear a box or compartment A in which leaflets or circulars A for distribution may be positioned. Anything else which suits the convenience of the operator may be positioned in the compartment A Preferably below the display portion A is located a plate or cross member A which may be notched as at A and provided with a rearwardly turned edge or flange A One or more reinforcing members A may be positioned so as to reinforce the plate member A. One of them may be located adjacent the top so that its upper edge is approximately on the same level as the bottom of the notch A A is a notch in the flange A One or more rearwardly extending legs or supports B may be provided. These legs may be fastened in any suitable manner to the legs A. They are, however, shown as fastened to them adjacent the plate A A spacing and reinforcing member B is provided to fit between the four legs and to be fastened to each of them. It may be provided with an upwardly turned edge or flange B It serves not only as a spacing, supporting and bracing member for the legs but also as a shelf upon which tools, accessories and demonstrating implements may be positioned. One or more of the legs of the device may be provided with bracket members 13 As shown, one of such bracket members is provided in each of the legs B and it takes the form of an ear or lug formed of the material of the leg and punched out or otherwise formed. This bracket member B whether there be one or more of them, serves as a support for a demonstrating card, or demonstrating apparatus or tool 3*, which may be positioned thereon as indicated in Figure 2.

Each of the legs may be provided with a foot or terminal portion C which may be of any suitable design.

A vacuum cleaner is designed to be held by the apparatus and is indicated in position in Figru'es 2 and 3. As indicated, the vacuum cleaner comprises, among other parts, a body D, which has a rearwardly extending bracket support D fastened upon it. The width of the notch A is preferably approximately the same as the width of the bracket member D In the particular form of vacuum cleaner shown herewith, there is fastened to the bracket member D and arm D which carries a roller D The arm D is bifurcated, as indicated in Figure 3, and embraces and may be pivoted upon the bracket member D It is thus of greater width than the notch or slot A in the member A The vacuum cleaner may thus be positoned upon the member A the bracket portion fitting into the notch A the bifurcations of the arm D bearing against the rear of the plate member A and thus preventing the vacuum cleaner from tilting forwardly and out of the notch. The body D of the vacuum cleaner rests against the plate member A and the weight of the vacuum cleaner as a whole thus bears against this member and is carried by it and bythe reinforcing parts A"', which co-operate with the plate member A The details of construction of the vacuum cleaner form no particular part of the present invention. It is sufficient that a portion of the supporting device is adapted to receive a portion of the vacuum cleaner and to hold it in such manner as to prevent accidental displacement of the latter.

It will be realized that whereas I have herewith shown and described a practical operative device, nevertheless many changes might be made in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts, without departing from the spirit of my invention and I wish, therefore, that my showing be taken as in a sense diagrammatic.

It will be noted that the notch A is wider than the notch A The use and operation of my invention are as follows:

The apparatus is intended to be used to display and demonstrate a vacuum cleaner. When this is to be done, a vacuum cleaner is placed on the apparatus as shown in Figures 2 and 3. It may be connected to a source of current so as to be operated in this position. The demonstrator will have the necessary accessories, such as hand and suction tools, to demonstrate, and will also have devices and tools intended particularly for demonstration, such as pieces of carpet and rugs, powder, chips and the like. With these he will demonstrate the operation of the vacuum cleaner upon the rug and show its cleaning operation and effect. Because of the position in which the vacuum cleaner is held, the customer maysee it in operation in efiect as though, seeing it from the bottom of a rug looking upward. This is accomplished, of course, by reversing the position of the vacuum cleaner and by putting the rug on top of it. In this manner a more effective display can be made than when the vacuum cleaner is in the normal upright position or when it is held in the hand or'tilted on its side on a table. With the vacuum cleaner in position shown, a section of carpet or rug may be positioned uponthe nozzle. The cleaner may be set in operation and the suction or beating action, or whatever action takes place, can be readily seen. Dust and dirt may be put on the rug and the action of the machine upon thismay be readily seen.

I claim:

1. In a display device, means for displaying a vacuum cleaner in operative position, said means comprising a supporting stand, an abutment carried thereby, formed with an engaging part adapted to engage and firmly grip a single part of said vacuum cleaner while leaving the remainder of the cleaner visible, the abutment adapted to coni tact an adjacent part of the vacuum cleaner,

tional display carrying member on said easel, a storage compartment formed on said member and anapparatus supporting part including a member defining a relatively extended bearing surface, a

fixed socket formed in said member, the socket shaped to engage a portionof a device to be displayed, the bearing surface arranged to engage anotherportion of the device, whereby the weight of the device alone is effective to wedgingly retain the device in position in operative condition.

IRL H. MARSHALL.

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